Roller-shade support



A. HECKATHORN.

ROLLER SHADE SUPPORT. APPLICATION mm SEPT, I, 1921.

1A34,05&. Patented Oct. 31, 1922,

Patented @ct. 31, 1922.

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ARNOLD HECKATHORN, OF OIL CITY, PENNSYLVANIA.

ROLLER-SHADE SUPPORT.

Application filed September 7, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, AnNoLn H'ECKATI-IORN, a citizen of the United States residing at ()il City, in the county of Venango and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roller-Shade Supports, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in roller shade or curtain brackets and has for its primary object the provision of a supporting device of this character which may be attached to a window frame without the use of nails. screws or the like.

" not only rendering it readily removable but preventing mutilation or dcfacement of the frame.

A further object in view is to provide a support capable of being clamped in place and constructed to permit of application to frames of different widths.

A further object resides in the incorporation in said devices of an adjustable and removable bearing support for the shade roller by means of which the main body portion may be used intcrchangeably for either side of the frame and owing to its construction to sustain the bearing member against incidental displacement due to the weight of the shade or to stresses applied in rolling and unrolling the same.

These and such other objects as may hereinafter appear are attained by the novel construction, comliiination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically de scribed and claimed.

Reference will now be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification. wherein Figure II is a front elevation of a device constructed in accordance with my invention. and shown applied to a window frame in operative position.

Figure 2 is a view taken at right angles. the frame being shown in section and the device in on d elevation.

Figure 3 is a top plan view.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a shade roller support, the bearing member for the same being shown removed from the main body or clamp.

Throughout the following detailed description and on the several figures of the Serial No. 499,056.

drawing, similar parts are referred to by like reference characters.

Referring to the drawing the roller shade support of this invention consists of a main body member composed of the upper relatlvely stationary section 1 and the lower relatively movable section 2; The upper section at its lower end is provided with an elongated slot 3 through which a clamping screw t extends into the lower section 2 by means of which the clamping members may be suitably adjusted so as to be applied to frames of different widths. if

The upper section is provided with a rearwardly projecting, substantially triangular shaped extension 5, which is designed to fit over the outer corner of the window frame. To the face of this section is secured the roller shade bearing member of angular shape as shown in Figure 3, and designated 6. This bearing member is formed with an elongated slot 7 in one of the legs while its other leg which projects outwardly at right angles to the face of the frame is provided with the necessary shade engaging opening 8. As is quite customary, one of these openings is an open slot for the spring end of the shade. while the corresponding bearing support for the opposite end is provided with the customary circular opening as shown in Figure 2. The bear ing member is adjustably mounted upon the face of the body portion by means of the clamping or adjusting screw 9 which pro jects through the slot 7 and into a threaded opening 10. It will be apparent that the shade bearing members 6 may be adjusted so as to accommodate shades of different lengths and one of the important features of the construction. of this device is the provision which I make against the accidental displacement of this shade-bearing member. For this purpose the face of the upper sect-ion 1 of the body of the bracket is formed with intersecting and diagonally arranged. grooves 11 which provide a series of shoulders 12. The body member of this con struction will obviously serve for either side of the window frame and this is of material advantage in the manufacture of the shade bracket, since a single die only is required for the work. It is therefore necessary to supply merely the proper bearing member 6 for the particular side of the window to accord with the form of the end trunnion member of the shade roller. lVhen in position the clamping member extends diagonally of the window frame with the upper socket-like projection 5 fitting upon the outer corner of the frame, while tl e lower section extension. 13 coacts with the inner corner of the frame, this extension beingtriangular in configuration as shown in Figure 3 so as to conform to the shape of the corner. A clamping screw 1% passes through the extension 13 and serves to securely fix the bracket in place upon the window frame. The bearing member is adjusted so as to lie in the groove 11 which will lie horizontally when. the bracket is in place, the several shoulders coacting with the edges of the shade-bearing member preventing this part from swinging about the clamping screw 9 when stresses are applied to the support as hereinbefore premised. The intersecting groove 11 will serve to receive the shade-bearing member when the device is applied to the opposite corner of the window frame. For this reason it is quite apparent that the body portion of the supporting bracket is interchangeable in an advantageous manner.

The face of the clamping section is formed so as to provide suitable flanges 2 at its opposite edges to coact with the edges of the lower end of the clamping section 1 so as to maintain these sections rigidly in alignment when in coacting relation.

A ver simple and strong device is thus provided, one which is capable of being easily and, quickly applied to or removed from window frames whenever it is desired, and this without in anywise disfiguring the woodwork as is usually the case when the shade supports are applied by means of nails or screws in the ordinary manner.

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A window shade bracket of the class described comprising a body member composed of coacting clamping sections adjustably secured together in position diagonally extending across the window frame, said body member having intersecting diagonally arranged grooves in its face forming a series of shoulder project-ions whereby the bracket may be interchangeably mounted on one side or the other of the frame, an angularly shaped bearing member adapted to be horizontally seated in one of said grooves according to the side of the frame to which the bracket is connected, and clamping means for securing said bracket member in adjusted position in said groove.

2. A window shade bracket of the class described comprising a body member composed of complemental clampingsections slidably connected together, one of said sections terminating in an angular offset substantially triangular in cross section whereby to seat in the corner of the window frame, and an adjustable set screw extending through said offset, the other of said sections having an angular offset conforming to the outer corner of the window frame, whereby the body member may be clamped in diagonal. position across the face of the frame, the last named section of the body member being formed with grooves on its face intersecting at right angles, one of said grooves being in horizontal position when the bracket is attached, an angular shade bearing member adapted to be re ceived in said horizontal groove, said member being slotted longitudinally, and a clamping screw extending through said slot into the body member to adjustably hold the bearing member in position in the groove.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ARNOLD HEOKATHORN. 

